AARP To Host Consumer University: Health Care 101 in Wheeling
Event To Be a "Divided We Fail" Event
By: States: West Virginia | Source: AARP.org
AARP West Virginia and several local agencies are teaming up to host Consumer University: Health Care 101 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on April 9, 2008 in Glessner Auditorium at Oglebay Park in Wheeling.
Consumer University: Health Care 101 is a one-day educational forum coupled with a Health Fair. The day will begins with an opening session at 9:30 a.m. and concludes with an ice cream social and door prizes by 3 p.m. The program will include sessions on nutrition, healthy behaviors, Medicare, Medicare fraud, long-term care options, Alzheimer’s disease, advanced directives and end of life issues and Hospice.
Participants will have an opportunity to discuss health care issues in a community conversation setting during the event. Lunch will be provided. Health screenings will also be offered throughout the day.
Area residents and AARP members are invited to participate in this important health care program. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. To register for Consumer University: Health Care 101 in Wheeling, call toll-free: 1-877-926-8300. To be an exhibitor, call 304-340-4605 or email gmcdaniel@aarp.org.
Consumer University: Health Care 101 is part of AARP’s Divided We Fail effort. AARP has launched Divided We Fail to raise the voices of millions of Americans who believe that health care and life-time financial security are the most pressing domestic issues facing our nation. Learn the issues, add your voice and find out how you can get involved at www.dividedwefail.org.
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